Quotes 5881 till 5900 of 5921.
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Success is the one unpardonable sin against one's fellows.
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Talking much is a sign of vanity, for the one who is lavish with words is cheap in deeds.
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The approval of the public is to be avoided like the plague. It is absolutely essential to keep the public from entering if one wishes to avoid confusion. I must add that the public must be kept panting in expectation at the gate by a system of challenges and provocations.
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The are and practice of selling one's credibility for future delivery.
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The capacity to give one's attention to a sufferer is a very rare and difficult thing; it is almost a miracle; it is a miracle. Nearly all those who think they have this capacity do not possess it. Warmth of heart, impulsiveness, pity are not enough.
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The first requisite for success is the ability to apply your physical and mental energies to one problem incessantly without growing weary.
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The impulse to write things down is a peculiarly compulsive one, inexplicable to those who do not share it.
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The man or woman who is wholly or joyously surrendered to Christ can't make a wrong choice-any choice will be the right one.
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The most fatal illusion is the settled point of view. Since life is growth and motion, a fixed point of view kills anybody who has one.
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The one thing that a fish can never find is water; and the one thing that man can never find is God.
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The paranoiac is the exact image of the ruler. The only difference is their position in the world. One might even think the paranoiac the more impressive of the two because he is sufficient unto himself and cannot be shaken by failure.
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The pit of a theatre is the one place where the tears of virtuous and wicked men alike are mingled.
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The place to improve the world is first in one's own heart and head and hands.
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The process of writing has something infinite about it. Even though it is interrupted each night, it is one single notation.
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The real discovery is the one which enables me to stop doing philosophy when I want to. The one that gives philosophy peace, so that it is no longer tormented by questions which bring itself into question.
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The true courage of civilized nations is readiness for sacrifice in the service of the state, so that the individual counts as only one amongst many. The important thing here is not personal mettle but aligning oneself with the universal.
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The ultimate leader is one who is willing to develop people to the point that they eventually surpass him or her in knowledge and ability.
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